Unit 8 Chinese New Year阅读训练一、阅读短文, 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全下列句子｡Chinese New Year is coming. Many people are going to go back to their hometowns. They want to get together with their family members. Some of them are going to drive home by themselves. But most of them will take the public transport. People should buy the tickets as early as possible. Because too many people are going to go back home at this festival, and the tickets are so difficult to buy. Before Chinese New Year, there are going to be lots of people on the roads, at train stations and at airports.We call it “chunyun” in China. The Western countries think “chunyun” is the largest annual “human migration (迁移)” in the world. So if you want to go home to celebrate the festival, please buy the tickets early.1. People usually s________with their family members at the Spring Festival.2. M_______of the people are going to go back home by p________transport.3. People had better buy tickets quite e________.4. At train stations, there are going to be l________of people.5. Some Western people think “c ” is the largest annual “human migration”.二、阅读理解。
The first Dragon Boat Festival was held in Hunan. Every year, people always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. Each team(队) of the match has twenty members. Beside them there is a man on the boat. He beats a drum(鼓).It's an exciting match, especially(尤其，特别)when the teams are getting to the end. The audiences(观众)beside the lake shout for their favourite teams. From this match, we have the name of the festival—Dragon Boat Festival. This special festival has another name Duanwu Festival. It has a story. The story is about a poet called Qu Yuan. And people eat rice dumplings at the festival.( )1.What's the name of this festival?A. Chinese New Year. B.The Mid-Autumn Festival.C. Dragon Boat Festival.( )2.The name of the Dragon Boat Festival comes from the dragon boat match inA. Nanjing B. Hunan C. the UK( )3.In the match, there is always a man on the boat to ________.A. shout for his team B. help his team boat C. beat a drum for his team( )4.The story of Duanwu Festival is about a poet called ____.A. Qu Yuan B. Li Bai C.Du Fu( )5.On the day, people eat ________.A. tangyuan B. moon cakes C. rice dumplings三、阅读短文，判断句子与短文内容是(T)否(F)相符。
Birthdays are different all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are similar(相似的)from country to country; candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are two:JapanThe birthday child wears new clothes. Some birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.IndiaUsually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear coloured clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them do this.( )1. Candles, cakes and birthday wishes are the similar ways to celebrate birthdays from country to country.( )2.The fifth birthday is more important than others to a Japanese girl.( )3.Indian children usually wear coloured clothes.( )4.Indian children give out chocolates on their birthdays.( )5.This passage is about different birthdays in different countries.Spring Fashion ShowTime:Jan. 26th,7:00 p.m.Place:Music HallChina-Chic(国湖)is very popular in the world now. You can see beautiful qipao, hanfu and new fashion trends(湖流)here.Piano ConcertTime: Jan. 27th,7:00 p.m.Place: Music HallPianist Shen Wenyu is going to play some Chinese piano pieces for us!Welcome to enjoy the music with us!Best storytellerTime: Jan. 27th,2:00 p.m.Place: PlaygroundHave you heard about Monster Nian? We have best storytellers to tell you some legends(传说)about Chinese New Year.Chinese Food ShowTime: Jan. 26th,5:00 p.m.Place: CanteenDo you like Chinese food? We have some traditional Chinese food, like spring rolls and jiaozi. Come and taste them!四、阅读理解Tom的学校将举办春节庆祝活动，邀请了我们和外国友人参加。
请阅读节目宣传单，选出正确答案 )1.We can enjoy the fashion show on/at__________.A. Jan.27th B. Jan.26th C.7,00 a.m.( )2.Pianist Shen Wenyu is going to play the piano in the _______.A. music hall B. playground C.canteen( )3.We can listen to some interesting stories about _________.A. China-Chic B. Chinese food C. Chinese New Year( )4.We can ________at 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 26th.A. go to the piano concert B. watch a fashion show C. E at some Chinese food( )5.Which of the following can not be called China-Chic?A. Kilt B. qipao C. hanfu五、阅读短文，判断句子与短文内容是(T)否(F)一致。
New Year's Day is a two-day celebration(庆祝). It is a happy time that celebrates the end of the old year and the beginning of a new。